[Grants-dist] Research Opportunities
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Fri Mar 28 17:40:32 EDT 2008
I am contacting you to make you aware of NineSigma Request, RFP#
50678-1, "Object Stabilization Surface."
Our client, a global consumer products company, is seeking proposals for
technologies for an object stabilization surface. Active lifestyles lead
to conducting activities where containers and objects have greatly
increased chances of tipping over and spilling contents, or moving out
of position. Surfaces that reduce that risk, while being easily
cleanable and not sticky to human skin are of great interest. NineSigma
has identified you as a party with the potential to respond to this
request, or as a contact who might know of someone with expertise in
this area. The final submission date for Proposal Abstracts is April 16,
2008. More information is available in the Request for Proposal (RFP)
document online at http://www.ninesigma.com/mx/50678-1.
If after reviewing the full RFP document you are interested in
submitting a proposal or would like more information, please contact me
by email and reference RFP# 50678-1 in the subject line.
Sincerely,
David Feitler, Ph.D.
Program Manager
NineSigma, Inc.
23611 Chagrin Blvd., Ste. 320
Cleveland, Ohio 44122-5540
PhD at ninesigma.com
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U.S. EPA, Region 4 & Southeast Diesel Collaborative Request For
Proposals (RFP) FY 08-09
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the
availability of funding assistance for projects to reduce diesel
emissions from diesel powered vehicles in EPA Region 4 states of
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina and/or Tennessee. This includes both on-road and off-road
applications. The total estimated funding for this competitive
opportunity is approximately $3.6 million. EPA Region 4 anticipates
awarding 5-10 assistance agreements ranging from $250,000 to $750,000 in
Federal funding, subject to the availability of funds and quality of
proposals received. For more information, see the Request For Proposals
on the EPA regional website.
Also available on http://www.southeastdiesel.org/index.html
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A request for the following Transit Cooperative Research Program
Proposal is now available at:
http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=2364
TCRP Project H-39: Methodology for Determining the Economic Development
Impacts of Transit Investments.
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Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
March 28, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm?WeekEnding=03-28-2008
NIH Requiring Mandatory Use of the Electronic Financial Status Report
System in the eRA Commons Beginning October 1, 2007
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April 21, 2008
DOD
Department of Defense
Air Force -- Research Lab
Call 0013 for Space Components Technology 5 yr BAA
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
272
April 22, 2008
DOE
US Department of Energy
National Energy Technology Laboratory
FY08 Vehicle Technologies Program WideFOA ( Solid State Energy
Conversion for Vehicular HVAC and Waste Heat Recovery)
Modification 3
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
014
DOE
US Department of Energy
National Energy Technology Laboratory
FY08 Vehicle Technologies Program WideFOA (Fleet Evaluation and Factory
Installation of Aerodynamic Heavy Duty Truck Trailers)
Modification 4
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
016
DOE
US Department of Energy
National Energy Technology Laboratory
FY08 Vehicle Technologies Program WideFOA (Materials and Manufacturing
Technologies for High Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries)
Modification 3
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
015
May 2, 2008
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
Sustainable Skylines Initiative
Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=41094
May 16, 2008
DOE
US Department of Energy
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Area of Interest 1 - Feeding Coal/Biomass Mixtures Across
a Pressure Gradient
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
277
DOE
US Department of Energy
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Area of Interest 2 - Characterization of the Products from
Gasifiying Coal/Biomass Mixtures
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
278
July 10, 2008
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Tumor Stem Cells in Cancer Biology, Prevention, and Therapy (P01)
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
298
July 31, 2008
NSF
National Science Foundation
Physics of Living Systems
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
264
September 15, 2008
NSF
National Science Foundation
Environmental Technology
Modification 4
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=14
824
NSF
National Science Foundation
Fluid Dynamics
Modification 3
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=14
828
NSF
National Science Foundation
Interfacial Processes and Thermodynamics
Modification 3
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=14
829
NSF
National Science Foundation
Environmental Engineering
Modification 3
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=14
830
NSF
National Science Foundation
Environmental Sustainability
Modification 4
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=14
831
NSF
National Science Foundation
Energy for Sustainability
Modification 3
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=14
832
NSF
National Science Foundation
Biophotonics, Advanced Imaging, and Sensing for Human Health
Modification 3
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=14
833
NSF
National Science Foundation
Biomedical Engineering
Modification 3
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=14
834
NSF
National Science Foundation
Thermal Transport Processes
Modification 3
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=14
836
NSF
National Science Foundation
Particulate and Multiphase Processes
Modification 4
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=14
839
March 25, 2009
DOD
Department of Defense
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DARPA - MTO - BAA0718
Quantum Entanglement Science and Technology (QuEST)
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
299
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SSTI Weekly Digest
A Publication of the State Science and Technology Institute
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In the March 26, 2008 Supplement:
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Federal Funding Opportunities
* Department of Defense
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* FY 2008.2 SBIR Program
* Information regarding micro- and nano-scale display
technologies
* Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance Program
* Space Components Technology program
* FY 2008 HBCU/MI Set-aside Program
* Automated information systems support
* Research in armament technology
* Munitions-related research
* Studies on complementary and alternative medicine in
service members dealing with sustainment and treatment for psychological
health
* Ovarian Cancer Research Program
* Technologies capable of improving the erosion resistance
of the leading edge of main rotor blades of Navy and Marine Corps
helicopters
* Short-period seismic waveform data analysis
* Testing, analysis, prototype development and evaluation
support
* Nonpersonal engineering and technical support services
* Department of Education
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* Comprehensive Program
* Department of Energy
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* Hydrogen from Coal Program
* Department of Health and Human Services
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* Basic and translational research projects that will
identify the molecular and cellular changes that occur during red blood
cell unit preparation and storage
* Applications that will extend the clinical and
neuropsychological follow-up of individuals who have been enrolled in
the Biomarkers for Older Controls at Risk for Dementia Study
* Interdisciplinary research to study the oral
manifestations and complications associated with HIV/AIDS-related
immunosuppression in vulnerable populations
* Interdisciplinary studies addressing the psychosocial
and behavioral consequences of HIV disease
* Development of new reagents for Toll-like and other
innate immune pattern recognition receptors
* Applications for recently established interdisciplinary
research training programs that integrate the biomedical sciences with
the physical sciences and/or engineering
* Neuroscience research
* Innovative, collaborative research and research training
projects on brain disorders throughout life, relevant to developing low-
to middle-income countries
* Projects that will develop probes, instrumentation and
other tools for understanding, monitoring and manipulating nervous
system plasticity
* NASA
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* Subsonic rotary wing technology development
* Information on ways to enhance NASA's use of
collaborative technologies for conducting distributed interdisciplinary
research in astrobiology
* National Science Foundation
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* Physics of Living Systems program
Foundation Funding Opportunities
* Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
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* 2008 Mellon Awards for Technology Collaboration
* Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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* Grand Challenges Explorations initiative
* Microsoft Corp.
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* HealthVault Be Well Fund
* National Alliance For Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
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* Rising Star Research Awards
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Federal Funding Opportunities
Department of Defense (DoD)
DoD will be soliciting proposals for a second round of funding under its
FY 2008 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. This program
provides up to $850,000 in early-stage R&D funding directly to small
technology companies (or individual entrepreneurs who form a company).
Firms capable of conducting R&D in any of the solicitation's 12 critical
technology areas, and commercializing their results, are eligible to
apply. Phase I awards typically range from $70,000 to $100,000 for a
six-month project period. Proposals may be submitted between April 21
and June 18 of 2008. For more information, visit
http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir/ <http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir/> .
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is requesting
information regarding micro- and nano-scale display technologies for the
purpose of creating displays that could be worn as transparent contact
lenses. DARPA seeks to leap beyond incremental, evolutionary enhancement
of head-mounted display technologies to a see-through contact lens on
which images can be displayed. This information might be
command-and-control information, not unlike information provided to
players of first-person, shooter-type video games or synthetic entities
and effects in a live training environment. No awards will be made for
responses, which are due May 2, 2008. For more information, visit:
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/SN08%2D23/listing.html
<http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/SN08%2D23/listing.html> DARPA is
soliciting proposals for the Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance Program.
This advanced technology development and demonstration program is
designed to create a guided, actively controlled 50-caliber sniper rifle
system with significantly improved range and accuracy over the current
systems. Specific system performance objectives (e.g., range, accuracy
and target speed) are classified. Multiple awards are anticipated.
Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals may be submitted at any time
until March 20, 2009; however, they are due May 5, 2008, for the initial
evaluation phase. For more information, visit:
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA08%2D19/listing.html
<http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA08%2D19/listing.html> The
Department of the Air Force has released a call for proposals under its
Space Components Technology program. This five-year, open-ended program
seeks to develop innovative technologies in advanced space power,
integrated space structures, spacecraft dynamics and controls, and
ballistic missile technologies. The most recent call for proposals
focuses on photovoltaic cells and modules for near-space and space
applications for the development of low-cost, lightweight, flexible, and
manufacturable thin-fill solar cells. Approximately $1.4 million is
expected to be available annually over fiscal years 2008-11 for awards
having a project period of 1-2 years. Eligibility is unrestricted.
Proposals are due April 21, 2008. More information on this call for
proposals is available at
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
272
<http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=1
7272> . For the master program announcement, visit
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=11534
<http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=11534> .
The Air Force is soliciting proposals for its FY 2008 Historically Black
Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Set-aside
Program. This program is intended to provide materials and manufacturing
research opportunities for HBCU/MI in a variety of enabling technical
areas. Approximately $750,000 in FY 2008 funding is expected to be
available to support contract awards of up to $200,000 for a two-year
project period. This is a 100 percent HBCU/MI set-aside. Proposals are
due May 14, 2008. For more information, visit:
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLWRS/BAA%2D08%2D02%2DRH/listing.html
<http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLWRS/BAA%2D08%2D02%2DRH/listing.htm
l> The Air Force is seeking sources for a follow-on contract to support
automated information systems (AIS). Sustainment of the AIS will require
research in component systems, maintenance and enhancements to fulfill
new operational requirements, including custom software applications and
databases, commercial-off-the-shelf software and hardware. The contract,
which is expected to have a project period of up to four years, covers
nine basic service areas: application, database, documentation,
training, testing, systems management and administration, catalog,
program management, and administrative support. Responses are due April
11, 2008. For more information, visit:
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/ASC/FA8604%2D08%2DR%2D7024/listing.html
<http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/ASC/FA8604%2D08%2DR%2D7024/listing.htm
l> The Air Force is soliciting white papers for research in armament
technology. A few areas of interest include flight vehicles integration
research; biomimetic signal processing and control; autonomous target
recognition; and hardware-in-the-loop simulation technologies. All
potential applicants are eligible. White papers may be submitted at any
time during the solicitation's open period, which continues through
February 2009. For more information, visit:
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLERS/BAA%2DRWK%2D08%2D0001/listing.h
tml
<http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLERS/BAA%2DRWK%2D08%2D0001/listing.
html> The Air Force is soliciting white papers for revolutionary
munitions-related research that has the potential to create new
airframe/ordnance and guidance/control technology weapon paradigms. One
of the goals of this program is to develop highly innovative solutions
relating to munitions ordnance packages and airframe technology for the
purpose of defeating a variety of targets. All potential applicants are
eligible. White papers may be submitted at any time during the
solicitation's open period, which continues through February 2009. For
more information, visit:
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLERS/BAA%2DRWK%2D08%2D0002/listing.h
tml
<http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLERS/BAA%2DRWK%2D08%2D0002/listing.
html> The Department of the Army is soliciting proposals for studies on
complementary and alternative medicine in service members dealing with
sustainment and treatment for psychological health. This solicitation is
designed, in part, to promote healing for traumatic brain injuries (TBI)
in service members. Specific aims focus on a holistic approach for
trauma spectrum disorders, including patients with TBI and/or post
traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and/or substance
dependence/abuse. Approximately $4 million is available to support
individual research projects containing preliminary data and seed grants
proposing innovative, but testable, hypotheses without preliminary data.
The individual research project awards may be up to $1 million for a
project period of up to four years; the seed grants may be up to
$300,000 for a project period of up to 18 months. Eligibility is
unrestricted. Required letters of intent are due April 15, 2008;
proposals are due May 15, 2008. For more information, visit:
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
255
<http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=1
7255> The Army continues to solicit proposals for the Ovarian Cancer
Research Program. This solicitation specifically announces support for
the program's Consortium Development Award, which focuses on identifying
and characterizing early changes of disease associated with ovarian
cancer. The award is an infrastructure development mechanism that will
support a coordinating center and the necessary collaborations at
potential research sites to develop a multi-institutional ovarian cancer
research team. Approximately $450,000 of the program's $10 million FY
2008 appropriation is expected to be available for two consortium
development awards. Applicants may request up to $150,000 in direct
costs, plus indirect costs as appropriate, for a project period of up to
one year. These awards do not provide funding for research costs.
Principal investigators must be independent investigators at or above
the level of assistant professor at eligible academia, research
institutions, industry, government agencies, and private foundations.
Required preapplications are due June 25, 2008; full proposals are due
July 9, 2008. For more information, visit:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/ocrp.htm
<http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/ocrp.htm>
The Department of the Navy is soliciting proposals to develop
technologies capable of improving the erosion resistance of the leading
edge of main rotor blades of Navy and Marine Corps helicopters.
Technologies ultimately should increase on-wing time/reliability,
reducing maintenance man-hours, fuel consumption, and improving power
conversion efficiency. Approximately $7 million over five years is
expected to be available for contract awards ranging from $200,000 to $7
million. All responsible sources from academia and industry are eligible
to submit white papers and full proposals, which are due April 15 and
June 20 of 2008, respectively. For more information, visit:
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/ONR/ONR/BAA08%2D011/listing.html
<http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/ONR/ONR/BAA08%2D011/listing.html> The Navy
will be soliciting proposals for short-period seismic waveform data
analysis. This solicitation seeks to increase understanding of the
subsurface microstructure of the Coso geothermal area at the Naval Air
Weapons Station in China Lake, Calif., by exploiting the short-period
seismic waveform data. A full solicitation is expected to be released on
or about April 2, 2008, with proposals due May 5, 2008. For more
information, visit:
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVAIR/dept2/N6893608R0034/listing.html
<http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVAIR/dept2/N6893608R0034/listing.html> The
Navy will be soliciting proposals for a follow-on contract to provide
testing, analysis, prototype development and evaluation support for the
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego. The estimated
contract value is $64 million for a five-year project period. This will
be a 100 percent small business set-aside. A full solicitation is
expected to be released on or about May 9, 2008. For more information,
visit:
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/SPAWAR/SPAWARSYSCEN_San_Diego/N66001%2D08%2DR
%2D0055/listing.html
<http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/SPAWAR/SPAWARSYSCEN_San_Diego/N66001%2D08%2D
R%2D0055/listing.html> The Navy will be soliciting proposals for
nonpersonal engineering and technical support services in support of the
U.S. Joint Forces Command, Joint Systems Integration Command (JSIC).
This includes studies, assessments, experiments and demonstrations and
performing related tasks. One contract award having a project period of
up to four years is anticipated. Eligibility is unrestricted. For more
information, visit:
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVSUP/N00189PHILADELPHIA/N001892008131/listi
ng.html
<http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVSUP/N00189PHILADELPHIA/N001892008131/list
ing.html> Department of Education (ED)
ED invites applications for its Comprehensive Program. This program is
designed to support reforms, innovations and significant improvements of
postsecondary education that respond to problems of national
significance and serve as national models. The program's first priority
area focuses, in part, on improving the mathematics and science
proficiency, including pre-service mathematics and science teachers.
Under the program's second priority area, ED is particularly interested
in projects to establish, improve or expand Professional Science
Master's degree programs, which combine traditional academic training
with specialized knowledge and skills needed for work in science and
technology research, product development, manufacturing, or related
areas. Approximately $2.6 million is expected to be available for 5-7
grants or cooperative agreement awards having a project period of up to
four years. Awards ranging from $400,000 to $600,000 may be made.
Eligible are institutions of higher education and other public or
private nonprofit institutions or agencies. Applications are due May 5,
2008. For more information, visit:
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008-1/032108b.h
tml
<http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008-1/032108b.
html> Department of Energy (DOE)
DOE invites applications for its Hydrogen from Coal Program. This
program is designed, in part, to support research in an alternate
production pathway, or an approach to hydrogen production that utilizes
processes to convert synthesis gas - the hydrogen and carbon monoxide
portion of the cleaned gas mixture - to high quality hydrocarbon liquid
fuels or substitute natural gas. The program highlights three areas of
interest that focus specifically on producing liquid hydrocarbon fuels
from coal/biomass mixtures. Approximately $4.4 million is expected to be
available for five new cooperative agreement awards having a project
period of up to three years and a cost-sharing requirement of at least
20 percent. All types of entities are eligible to apply, except other
federal agencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Center
contractors, and nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities
after Dec. 31, 1995. Letters of intent are due April 11, 2008;
applications are due May 16, 2008. For more information, visit:
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/3b3cff0a4a1f243485256ec100490e1
a/4d88556326be9dd685257416005e10ed?OpenDocument
<https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/3b3cff0a4a1f243485256ec100490e
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1a/4d88556326be9dd685257416005e10ed?OpenDocument> Department of Health
and Human Services
Note on deadlines and award terms: Application deadlines for the funding
opportunities below adhere to the schedule of submission dates at
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm> , unless
specified differently. The various funding mechanisms (e.g. R01, R03,
R21) supported by these opportunities adhere to the descriptions and
limitations described at
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/funding_program.htm
<http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/funding_program.htm> . Some of
the opportunities utilize the R01 (i.e. research project grant) funding
mechanism, and these opportunities sometimes run in parallel with
earlier announcements of identical scope that utilize different funding
mechanisms. Links are provided within the solicitations to the related
announcements in such cases. Specific funding information (e.g.
anticipated funding amount, number of awards, project duration) will
depend upon the quality, duration and costs of the applications
received, unless specified otherwise.
Note on eligibility: Unless otherwise noted in the description,
eligibility for the opportunities below is defined as "open" by SSTI.
Open eligibility is understood to include all of the following domestic
or foreign entities: institutions of higher education; for-profit
organizations, including small businesses; nonprofit organizations,
including faith- or community-based organizations; eligible agencies of
the federal government; state governments; tribal governments or
organizations; minority-serving institutions; regional organizations;
and U.S. territories or possessions.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute invites R01 applications
for basic and translational research projects that will identify the
molecular and cellular changes that occur during red blood cell unit
preparation and storage and evaluate the immunomodulatory, inflammatory,
and vasoactive effects of storage lesion elements from red blood cell
units on the blood vessel wall, host cells, and tissue oxygenation. Only
research applications involving human red blood cell units (and their
components) suitable for transfusion in the U.S. and that are collected
and stored according to methods approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration will be considered responsive to this funding
opportunity. Up to $3.5 million in FY 2009 funding is expected to be
available for 5-8 awards having a project period of up to four years.
Eligibility is open, except for eligible agencies of the federal
government and faith- or community-based organizations (see note on
eligibility above). Letters of intent are due April 21, 2008;
applications are due May 21, 2008. For more information, visit:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-08-005.html
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-08-005.html>
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Institute of
Mental Health (NIMH) invite U01 applications that will extend the
clinical and neuropsychological follow-up of individuals who have been
enrolled in the Biomarkers for Older Controls at Risk for Dementia
(BIOCARD) Study. The BIOCARD Study is a longitudinal study that was
initiated in 1995 in the NIMH Intramural Research Program that assessed
the ability of clinical, neuropsychological, and neuropsychiatric
evaluations, neuroimaging, and fluid biomarkers to understand and
predict progression from normal cognition to mild cognitive impairment
and dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease. Approximately $1.5
million in FY 2009 funding is expected to be available to support the
direct costs of one award having a project period of up to five years.
Letters of intent are due May 11, 2008; applications are due June 11,
2008. For more information, visit:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-09-002.html
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-09-002.html>
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
invite P01 applications for interdisciplinary research to study the oral
manifestations and complications associated with HIV/AIDS-related
immunosuppression in vulnerable populations, including children and
adolescents. Applicants are expected to develop highly integrated
projects that comprehensively address the existing gaps in knowledge of
the epidemiology, prevention and pathogenesis of the oral complications
of HIV disease and that promote interventions that could reduce the
burden of disease among disproportionately affected racial and ethnic
minority communities. Approximately $1.6 million is expected to be
available annually over fiscal years 2009-11 to support one award per
year. Applicants may request a project period of up to five years and a
budget for direct costs of up to $1.1 million. Eligibility is open,
except for eligible agencies of the federal government and faith- or
community-based organizations (see note on eligibility above). Letters
of intent are due July 13, 2008; applications are due Aug. 13, 2008. For
more information, visit:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-117.html
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-117.html>
NIMH, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
(NICHD) and the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) invite
R01, R03 and R21 applications for interdisciplinary studies addressing
the psychosocial and behavioral consequences of HIV disease. This
funding opportunity seeks to advance the scientific understanding of
secondary HIV prevention, which includes behavioral risk reduction to
prevent the further transmission of HIV and prevention of the
potentially serious negative psychological consequences of receiving a
diagnosis of HIV and living with HIV disease. Eligibility is open,
except for eligible agencies of the federal government and faith- or
community-based organizations (see note on eligibility above). More
information on R01 awards is available at
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-107.html
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-107.html> . For R03
awards, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-108.html
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-108.html> . For R21
awards, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-109.html
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-109.html> .
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
invites U24 applications from institutions with multidisciplinary
research teams to participate in the development of new reagents for
Toll-like and other innate immune pattern recognition receptors (PRRs).
The goal of this funding opportunity is to support the development and
wide distribution of reagents to the scientific community for use as
research tools to study the expression and physiological functions of
PRRs in humans and animal model systems. Examples of reagents to be
created and characterized include antibodies, soluble receptors, fusion
proteins, RNA-based inhibitors, and small molecules. Approximately $2
million in FY 2009 funding is expected to be available for 4-5 awards
having a project period of up to five years. Applicants may request a
budget for direct costs of up to $350,000 per year. Letters of intent
are due June 23, 2008; applications are due July 22, 2008. For more
information, visit:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-08-021.html
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-08-021.html>
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
invites T32 applications for recently established interdisciplinary
research training programs that integrate the biomedical sciences with
the physical sciences and/or engineering. By fostering these
interdisciplinary training programs in their critical early years, the
NIBIB expects to develop highly effective interdisciplinary curricula,
including coursework and laboratory research. Up to $4 million is
expected to be available annually to support 10-12 such programs for a
project period of up to five years. Applicants may not request more than
$500,000 in direct costs or more than 10 training slots for any grant
year. Only institutions of higher education and minority-serving
institutions are eligible to submit letters of intent and applications,
which are due May 19 and June 17 of 2008, respectively. For more
information, visit:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-EB-08-003.html
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-EB-08-003.html>
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
invites P30 applications for NINDS Center Core Grants to support
neuroscience research. These grants will support centralized resources
and facilities shared by investigators with existing NINDS-funded
research projects. Each center will consist of one or more research
cores, each of which will enrich the effectiveness of ongoing research
and promote new research directions. Applicants may request a project
period of up to five years and a budget for direct costs of up to
$500,000 per year. Eligibility is open to domestic organizations (see
note on eligibility above). Letters of intent are due 30 days before the
standard application receipt dates
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm> ; the next
receipt date is May 25, 2008. For more information, visit:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-116.html
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-116.html>
NIA, NICHD, NINDS, Autism Speaks, the Canadian Institutes of Health
Research, the Fogarty International Center, the National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the National Institute on Drug
Abuse (NIDA), the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
(NIEHS) and the Office of Dietary Supplements invite R01 and R21
applications for innovative, collaborative research and research
training projects on brain disorders throughout life, relevant to
developing low- to middle-income countries (LMICs). These projects are
expected to contribute to the long-term goal of building sustainable
research capacity in LMICs to address nervous system development,
function and impairment throughout life and to lead to diagnostics,
treatment and prevention strategies that are applicable worldwide.
Approximately $4 million is expected to be available annually over
fiscal years 2009-11 to support 6-10 awards having a project period of
up to five years. Eligibility is open, except for eligible agencies of
the federal government (see note on eligibility above). Letters of
intent and applications not related to HIV/AIDS are due April 16 and May
16 of 2008, respectively; HIV/AIDS-related applications are due Aug. 22,
2008. More information on R01 awards is available at
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-112.html
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-112.html> . For R21
awards, visit
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-113.html
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-113.html> .
NIA, NIAAA, NIDCR, NIDA, NIEHS, NIMH, NINDS, NINR, the National Center
for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the National Center for
Research Resources, the National Eye Institute, the National Institute
of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering, the National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development, the National Institute on Deafness and
Other Communication Disorders, the National Institute of General Medical
Sciences, and the Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research
invite R01 applications for projects that will develop probes,
instrumentation and other tools for understanding, monitoring and
manipulating nervous system plasticity. This funding opportunity seeks
to develop tools or techniques that will significantly advance the
current state of the art in neuroplasticity research. The participating
institutions are especially interested in applications that seek to
harness the ability to assess and manipulate activity with exquisite
subcellular resolution, and in cells specified by their circuit
connectivity and/or transmitter phenotype. Approximately $6 million in
FY 2009 funding is expected to be available for 10-20 awards having a
project period of up to five years. Eligibility is open, except for
eligible agencies of the federal government and faith- or
community-based organizations (see note on eligibility above). Letters
of intent are due Aug. 16, 2008; applications are due Sept. 16, 2008.
For more information, visit:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-09-030.html
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-09-030.html>
NASA
NASA is seeking sources for subsonic rotary wing technology development.
One contract award to support individual task orders is anticipated.
Task order topics will be drawn from a wide spectrum of topics contained
within the statement of work. Task order work will include technology
assessments, analysis, design, fabrication, and testing requirements
with rotorcraft, including aerodynamics, structures, computational fluid
dynamics, acoustics, comprehensive analysis, cockpit design and control
systems, handling qualities, human factors, prognostics and health
management assessments, and systems and economic analysis. No awards
will be made for responses, which are due April 1, 2008. For more
information, visit:
http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=129232
<http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=129232> The
NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) is requesting information on ways to
enhance its use of collaborative technologies for conducting distributed
interdisciplinary research in astrobiology. NAI is seeking information
from those with insight on ways to improve the use and impact of these
technologies across the institute and with expertise on the social,
technical, and other barriers to their adoption. If a solicitation is
issued, funding is expected to range from $200,000 to $400,000. No
awards will be made for responses, which are due April 9, 2008. For more
information, visit:
http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=129074
<http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=129074>
National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF is soliciting proposals for the Physics of Living Systems program.
This program is designed to support theoretical and experimental
research exploring the most fundamental biological processes that living
systems utilize to perform their functions in dynamic and diverse
environments. The program encourages research that emphasizes the
physical principles of organization and function of living systems,
including the exploration of artificial life forms. The categories of
proposers identified in the Grant Proposal Guide
<http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg> are eligible
to submit proposals, which are due July 31, 2008. For more information,
visit: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6673
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Foundation Funding Opportunities
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The Program in Research in Information Technology of the Andrew W.
Mellon Foundation invites nominations for the 2008 Mellon Awards for
Technology Collaboration. These awards provide recipients with
opportunities to strengthen their commitment to interorganizational
collaboration and open-source software development. Awards are given at
two levels: (1) $50,000 to recognize important organizational
contributions to open-source projects that currently or potentially
provide significant benefits to at least one traditional Mellon
constituency; and (2) $100,000 to recognize highly significant
contributions to open-source projects offering larger benefits to more
or larger constituencies. Multiple awards may be made at each level.
Only nonprofit institutions - U.S.-based 501(c)(3) organizations or
their equivalents in other countries - are eligible to submit
nominations, which are due April 14, 2008. For more information, visit
http://matc.mellon.org/ <http://matc.mellon.org/> .
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation invites applications for its Grand
Challenges Explorations initiative. This five-year, $100 million
initiative is designed to foster early-stage innovation in global health
research and expand the pipeline of ideas that merit further
exploration. For the initiative's first round, topics of interest
include exploring the basis of latency in tuberculosis, creating new
ways to prevent or cure HIV infection, creating new ways of protecting
against infectious disease, and creating new drugs and delivery systems
to limit the emergence of resistance. Approximately 60 Phase I grants of
$100,000 are anticipated. An additional $1 million in funding will be
available for projects that show promise. Eligible are individuals at
both private and public organizations; applications may be submitted
between March 31 and May 30 of 2008. For more information, visit
http://www.gcgh.org/explorations <http://www.gcgh.org/explorations> .
Microsoft Corp.
Microsoft is soliciting proposals for its HealthVault Be Well Fund. This
fund is designed to assist academic and research health organizations in
the creation of innovative online health applications for patients.
These applications should make use of shared health data and connected
home health devices to improve the potential for positive health
outcomes for patients. Proposals should have the potential to
significantly advance the state of the art in one or more areas of study
and demonstrate the potential for expansion into a large-scale program.
Proposals also must make use of the HealthVault platform and HealthVault
Search syndication. Approximately $3 million is available for awards;
approximately 20 awards averaging $150,000 are anticipated. No award
will exceed $500,000. Eligible are accredited degree-granting colleges
or universities with 501(c)(3) non-profit status that award degrees at
the baccalaureate level or above and research or health institutions
with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. All qualifying institutions must be
based in the U.S. Proposals are due May 9, 2008. For more information,
visit http://healthvault.com/fund/ <http://healthvault.com/fund/> .
National Alliance For Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)
NARSAD, together with the Staglin Family Vineyard Music Festival,
invites applications for its Rising Star Research Awards. These new
awards will emphasize innovative strategies and technologies for
elaborating basic mechanisms of psychiatric illness and new approaches
to individualized treatment and prevention. The disorders the awards
will focus on include schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major
depression, and the fields of research the awards target include
genetics and the development of individualized therapies. Each award
will be for $250,000 in direct costs. Candidates should have an M.D. or
Ph.D. degree or equivalent doctoral-level degree and postdoctoral
training in a scientific field that can be applied to the study of
schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or major depression. They also should be
in the early stages of an independent scientific career, have an
appointment at the assistant or associate professor level, and be no
more than 45 years old at the time of application. Finally, candidates
should be nominated by the dean, department chair or head of the
university's scientific program in which they are employed. Applications
are due April 16, 2008. For more information, visit:
http://www.narsad.org/research/apply/staglin/
<http://www.narsad.org/research/apply/staglin/>
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New F&A Schedule (Pending Federal approval)
Effective April 1, 2008, all newly submitted proposals must include the
correct F&A rate(s) for the appropriate year(s), including multi-year
proposals. The Clemson F&A agreement, effective March 5, 2007, includes
an increase of one-half percent each year for the next two years for
On-campus Organized Research. The negotiated rate for FY 07/08 is 47.5%,
FY 08/09 is 48%, and FY 09/10 is 48.5%. The 48.5% rate should be used
for fiscal years after FY10 until we have a new rate agreement.
New Fringe Rates
Faculty - 27.9%
Staff & Post-Docs - 32.8%
Students - 6.2%
Part-time & Retired - 20.8%
FY
Per Semester
Per Summer Session
Total for Year
2009
2,826
788
7,228
2010
2,967
827
7,588
2011
3,115
868
7,966
2012
3,271
911
8,364
Dianne M. Myers
Grants Administrator
College of Engineering and Science
113 Riggs Hall, Box 340901
Clemson, SC 29634-0901
864-656-5534 (p)
864-656-7244 (f)
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